A Digital Intervention Program to Promote Mental and Sexual Health of Prostate Cancer Survivors

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

This study aims to assess the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of an e-Health psychological intervention specifically designed to promote sexual health, mental health, and general well-being and quality of life in men with prostate cancer. A pilot study will be conducted involving prostate cancer survivors randomly assigned to one of two conditions: the experimental group (receiving the program) vs the control condition (waiting list). The experimental group is expected to improve on outcomes related to mental and sexual well-being when compared to the control group. Furthermore, the experimental group is expected to show good acceptability of the intervention program. This study aims to inform the design and methodology to be adopted in a future randomized controlled trial aimed to further test the e-Health intervention's efficacy.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Male
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Prostate cancer survivors,

• 18 years old or older,

• Ability to give informed consent,

• Regular use of a smartphone and internet access.

Locations
Other Locations
Portugal
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
RECRUITING
Porto
Contact Information
Primary
Ana Luisa Quinta Gomes, PhD
anagomes@fpce.up.pt
+351965816335
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-06-20
Estimated Completion Date: 2024-08-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 30
Treatments
Experimental: testing the digital intervention
Prostate cancer survivors (n=20) randomly assigned to this arm will complete a digital psychosexual intervention and will be accompanied weekly by a certified clinical psychologist to monitor progress (synchronous or asynchronous). Pre and Post testing involve questionnaires collecting data on psychosexual variables. At post-testing a 30-minute interview will be conducted to collect information on the usability
No_intervention: waiting list
Prostate cancer survivors (n=20) randomly assigned to this arm will not be accompanied or get access to the intervention during the six week period in which the experimental group is completing the intervention. Pre and Post testing involved questionnaires collecting data on psychosexual variables. After post testing the control arm will gain access to the intervention as compensation for their participation
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Universidade do Porto
Collaborators: Horizon 2020 - European Commission

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov